DEFENSE/China may hold large-scale drill by year-end: Taiwan intelligence head
12/03/2025 12:46 PM
Taiwan's top intelligence chief on Wednesday said it was not unlikely that China's military holds another large-scale military drill before the end of this year and that Taiwan has to stay prepared.
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